BIO

BIO/ENG

Leire Salaberria was born in Andoain (Spain) in 1983. Currently, she lives and works in San Sebastián. She has majored in Fine Arts in Bilbao and studied a postgraduate in Children Illustration and graphic desing in Barcelona. Leire has exhibited her artwork in different countries around the world. Her work has been selected to appear in Bologna Children's Book Fair, IV Ibero-American catalog of illustration, Sharjah International Book Fair and BIB. In 2014 she won an Honorable mention at the Sharjah International Book Fair. Since 2011 when she published her first book, she’s illustrated several books in Italy, Mexico, EEUU, UK, Chile and Spain.

¿Donde esta Tomas? Written by Micaela Chirif. Published by Ekare Ediciones. Venezuela 2016. Spanish. Txokolatezko arrainak. Written by Karlos Santisteban. Published by Ibaizabal. Basque Country 2016. Basque.

Txokolatezkoa izan nahi nuke. Written by Alaine Agirre. Published by Elkar. Basque Country 2016. Basque.

Racoon wants to be first. Written by Susanna Isern. Published by NubeOcho. Spain 2015. Spanish, Corean. Italian.Hiltzaileak. Written by Leire Salaberria. Published by Pamiela. Etxepare Award. Basque Country. 2014. Basque.

Ez dut irudimenik, eta zer?. Written by Noemi Gallego. Published by Elkar. Basque Country 2014. Basque.